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Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong
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Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong (2003) (edit title/settings)

Why We Love France But Not the French

by Jean-Benoit Nadeau (Author), Julie Barlow (Author) (edit contributors)

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At last, a fresh take on a country that no one can seem to understand. The French smoke, drink and eat more fat than anyone in the world, yet they live longer and have fewer heart problems than Americans. They take seven weeks of paid vacation per year, yet have the world’s highest... read more

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Imagine a country where people work thirty-five hour weeks, take seven weeks of paid holidays per year, take an hour and a half for lunch, have the longest life expectancy in the world, and eat the richest food on the planet.

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Introduction

Part I: Spirit
Chapter 1: Meet the Aborigines
Chapter 2: The Land on Their Mind
Chapter 3: Private Space
Chapter 4: Grandeur is Better
Chapter 5: The Art of Eloquence
Chapter 6: Until-the-Bitter-End-Ism
Chapter 7: World War II: The Unforgotten War
Chapter 8: Algeria: The Unacknowledged War

Part II: Structure
Chapter 9: The Penchant for Absolutism
Chapter 10: The State: One for All, and All for One
Chapter 11: Dogs, Towns, and Local Government
Chapter 12: Strong Language
Chapter 13: Elite Education
Chapter 14: The Enarchy
Chapter 15: In the Name of the Law
Chapter 16: Civil Society: Invisible Helping Hands
Chapter 17: The Choreography of Protest
Chapter 18: Redistributing Wealth
Chapter 19: Economic Interventions: The State Will Do

Part III: Change
Chapter 20: The World According to France
Chapter 21: The French Melting Pot
Chapter 22: New Checks and Balances
Chapter 23: The Meaning of Europe

Aferword

Appendix 1: France's Changing Regimes

Appendix 2: ENA Postings

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  1. Jean-Benoit Nadeau (Author)
  2. Julie Barlow (Author)

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